Back row, from left, Helen and Andy Rosenberger, son Tom Rosenberger and daughter Kathy Buttron. Front row, from left, sons Andy and Jim Rosenberger.
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:00 am
By Elleda Wilson
Editorial Assistant
From Gwen Angstrom, an author who lives in Grays River, Wash., a happy birthday story:
"For years, Andy Rosenberger of Warrenton has been telling stories about his life in 'Saragosa,' not believing that the town actually existed anywhere except in his imagination. He's told wonderful tales of being sheriff there and fishing the lakes surrounding the desert town, and riding his horse westward when he left. March 15, surrounded by more than 125 family and friends at his 90th birthday party, he learned the truth: Saragosa, Texas, is a real town, with real people who have come to love Andy as one of their own."
After a series of e-mails and letters back and forth between June Pedigo, a feature writer for the Pecos Enterprise (Saragosa's local newspaper) and Angstrom, a good friend of Andy and his wife, Helen Rosenberger, last December the Pecos Enterprise printed "I'm From Saragosa," Angstom's story about Rosenberger's Saragosa tales.
"At his birthday celebration," Angstrom wrote, "Andy received a document, signed by Reeves County Judge, Sam Contreras, making Andrew 'Andy' Rosenberger Honorary Mayor for the Day because of all the wonderful stories he had told about their town over the years. Andy's 90 years old now, and his Saragosa stories will be told with a ring of truth in the future knowing the good folks in Reeves County may be listening."
Reprinted with permission of The Daily Astorian of Astoria, Oregon.
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